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Latin Root causa, cuse Meaning: reason

Usage in context worksheet

Using the following phrases, fill in the blanks below: (spelling must be perfect to get credit.)

because the business failed

inexcusable behavior

accusingly questioned by the lawyer

an accusing look

a causal agency

the accusatory statement of the student

a causative prefix

the accusation by the police

the cause of the accident

because it snowed

excused from the class

no excuse for his lateness

1. After the Crime Scene Investigators proved that the finger prints belonged to the suspect, the _ the accusation by the police came quickly in the form of an arrest.

2. There was_ no excuse for his lateness _ because he had plenty of time to get from his car into the classroom before the bell rang.

3. The boy’s_ inexcusable behavior _ embarrassed his sister so badly that she felt that she could never show her face at school again.

4. The hostile witness on the stand was_ accusingly questioned by the lawyer _ regarding the suspect’s alibi for the time of the robbery.

5. Susan shot me _ an accusing look _ when she discovered my motive for arranging the meeting.

6. _ Because the business failed, the owner filed for bankruptcy.

7. _ The accusatory statement of the student led to the altercation outside the classroom.

8. School was dismissed early _because it snowed_____.

9. "De-" is _a causative prefix_meaning "to undo or reverse the action of," as in the word "defrost."

10. Feeding the homeless is a good cause; therefore, _a causal agency, such as the Bay Area Rescue Mission, is a good ministry to support.

11. _The cause of the accident_____ was tailgating at high speed on the windy mountainous road.

12. John was __excused from the class___ because he had earned a ditch day.